Physician Assistant, Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner, Women’s Health Expert
Physician Assistant, Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner, Women’s Health Expert
Hi there! I'm Amber Valenti Armstrong–certified physician assistant, integrative and lifestyle medicine practitioner, health educator, group facilitator, yoga teacher, and mama of two wild, wonderful littles.
I believe connection is key to everything meaningful we want in our lives. My work focuses on connection to ourselves, our bodies, our community, meaning and purpose in our lives, and our environment as a way of creating wellness and conscious change. I believe it’s possible to take wonderful care of ourselves, do important work in the world, and find joy in the process.
I specialize in helping people create the best environment for their unique bodies to thrive. In my work, I have the great honor of combining an array of evidence-based approaches—from those considered more holistic or natural approaches to the best insights of modern medicine. I offer a root-cause focus to health (no band-aids or quick fixes here!) and use gentler options whenever possible. I specialize in optimizing health for mothers and high performing women — supporting hormonal balance, gut health, perimenopause, fertility, postpartum care, and a whole lot more.
All of my offerings are informed by my long-time personal yoga and mindfulness practices, rigorous science and medical education, the thousands of patients I’ve worked with around the world in my career, and my own personal journey of healing.
I am deeply passionate about supporting those I serve in creating better health and living into their most meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Outside of this work I love so much, I also enjoy soaking up the natural beauty of my home in the Pacific Northwest, any excuse to celebrate life with my partner in all things and two sweet boys, making art, growing vegetables, kayaking, practicing yoga, cooking meals with dear ones, and traveling to and exploring new places around the world.
CREDENTIALS
Certified Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) since 2011
NCCPA
Functional Medicine Trained since 2015
Institute For Functional Medicine
Master of Science in Medicine (MPAS degree), Class of 2011
Oregon Health Science University
Bachelor's of Science in Exercise and Environmental Physiology, Class of 2006
University of California, Davis
Registered Yoga Teacher 200-hour, 2014
Yoga Alliance, 2014
Adult educator for 20 years
Initially, training lay people and medical providers in international and wilderness medicine. Later, I worked in health, wellness, and leadership education.
Experience providing medical care across the US and internationally
From the emergency department to rural primary care to remote expeditions. Including OR, WA, CO, Mongolia, Russia, Haiti, and the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Multiple International Expeditions
Including leading a National Geographic-supported expedition down one of the last major free-flowing rivers on the planet through Mongolia and Far Eastern Russia in 2013.
Developed and produced an award-winning documentary film, Nobody’s River, that toured around the world.